Arrests made in Courtney Vending robbery

YOUNGSTOWN — Police arrested one of two men suspected of robbing Courtney Vending in the 300 block of East Indianola Avenue just minutes after being alerted to a robbery in progress this morning.

Officers rushing to the scene around 8:40 a.m. were directed several blocks by witnesses to the 300 block of Marmion Avenue where they spotted the two suspects sitting in a car.

Both men jumped out and ran and officers caught Nathaniel Austin Jr., 19, of Cedar Lane in a nearby yard. He had two rolls of coins in his pocket and a black mask pulled down around his neck, police said. He was arrested on an aggravated robbery charge.

The second suspect initially eluded capture but police said that he was arrested at mid-afternoon at a different location. His name wasn’t immediately available.